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Show 1 ' - Elouise M. Bell expounds jonWomen's Bill of Rights Too many women spend too much time on clothing and makeup make-up and do nothing for their minds stated Ms. Bell. We should know our emotions; we have been taught to hide our feelings; we are denied to feel certain emotions, and freedom . begins with knowing yourself, by learning the truth about yourself, explained Ms. Bell. She also said that women are quiet too much; we should speak up more, and develop the charastic of wanting not just giving. Ms. Bell chairs the Creative Writing Committee at Brigharn. Young University, she alsq serves as a General Board member of the Young Women of the 'LDS Church. Ms. Bell was chosen as Outstanding Young Women of Utah in 1970, and is currently working on an an- thology of essays by modern Mormon women writing on currnt issues. Ms. Bell Was received enthusiastically en-thusiastically by the group of college and community women in attendance at the lecture. The last lecture in the series will be on March 23 at 8 pm in the SUSC Music Recital Hall. Christine Meaders Durham will speak on the 'Rights and Responsibilites of Women under Utah Law'. ? , ' Elouise m. bell 'I Elouise M. Bell, Associate ! Professor of English at Brigham Young University, spoke on 'Merits and Implications of Feminism in Society' at the Southern Utah State College Women's Perspectives lecture , series on February 19. ; Ms. Bell explained and ex- pounded on a bill of rights for ; women, which are actually basic human rights. Alongside each j basic right is the responsibility presumed when assuming these ! rights. They are as follows: I Everywomen has the right to; -j and has the responsibility to: 1. Be treated with respect; treat others with respect, especially those of ten deprived of j it. 2. Express her own feelings and opinions; help create climates where feelings can be openly expressed. 3. Be listened to and taken seriously ; listen and take others seriously, especially those who I are often so deprived. 4. Set her own priorities; respect others' priorities. 5. Say no without feeling guilty; take no as an answer without laying guilt on the nay-say nay-say er. 6. Ask for what she wants; listen and hear what others want from her. 7. Get what she pays for; give others what they pay for. 8. "Make mistakes; allow others their mistakes. 9. Explore options; create climates where options can be freely explored. 10. Work for personal goals and feel proud of achieving them; grant others the right to their goals; reward them accordingly ac-cordingly when the goals are achieved. 11. ' Change; change. 12. Be defined in terms of her own identity; define others in terms of their own identities. |